Wire-connector.



No. 875,872. PATENTED JAN. 7,' 1908. J. WALSH. WIRE CONNECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10. 1905.

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JOHN .T. WALSH, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO YONKERS SPECIALTY COM- PANY, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK, A FIRM.

WIRE-CONNECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1908.

Application filed April 10.1905. an-1N0. 254.900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. WALSH, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester, State of and at. the same time highly effective for the pu ose intended. 4 I

o'these ends the invention consists in novel features and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and more particularly set forth in the claims.

Inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of the invention showing the same employed to connect two Wires. Fig. 2 is avertical section. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a washer used in the device; I v

l The bod of the device consists of a head, 'ollow shank, b. The. latter is slotted,'asindicated at c, the slot extending preferably down to the head a and having a concave bottom, as indicated at d. The upper part of the shank is internally threaded to receive a binding screw e. The screw threaded portion may extend as far down into'the shank as desired, depending upon the size of the wire with which thedevice is to be used. Smallwires will require the screw 0 to be set farther into the shank.

In using the device one of the wires is placed in the slot, as indicated byf, and upon this is placed a washer of suitable form, as

v -for example that shown in Fig. 3. The

washer there illustrated. consists of a fiat ring, 9, with a bar h arranged diametrically across the opening therein. The bar is slightly narrower than'the slot in the shank b, so t atit can pass down'into the slot and rest on the wiref; as shown in Fig.2. The next wire is now placed upon the washer, as

indicated by '21, and a washer is placed on the wire as in the first case.- Other wires maybe placed in the device if desired, in the same manner, the number depending on the cap'acity of the device and the number of Wires 4 which it is desired to connect together. The.

last wire having been covered with a washer, the screw e is turned down upon the crossbar of the same with sufficient firmness to give the desired degree of contact between all the parts. A shght reverse turn of the screw releases the parts and the wires can be at once disengaged.

The device may of course be made me variety of forms without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not consider myself limited to the embodiment herein specifically shown and described. What I claim is:

1. In a wire connector, the combination of a transverse slot to receive the wires, separating members having bars adapted to lie in the slot between the wires, and a screw in the body portion adapted to press the wires and separating members firmly together, as set forth.

2. In a wire connector, the combination of an internally threaded body portion having a transverse slot to receive the wires, separating washers having diametrically arranged cross-bars adapted to lie between the wires in the slot,and a screw in the body portion adapted to press the wires and washers firmly together, as set forth. J OHN J. \VALSH.

I/Vitnesses:

M. J. Wrrson,

EDWARD T. WALsH. 

